| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6351910 | Environmental Research | 2015 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Childhood cadmium exposure seems to adversely affect kidney function, but not blood pressure, in this population of young children in rural Bangladesh. Better selenium status appears to be protective. However, it is important to follow up these children to assess potential long-term consequences of these findings.
Keywords
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, BangladeshBAZHeight for age z-scoreWeight for age z-scoreEGFRWHZArsenicurinary arsenicHazchronic kidney diseaseBUNSeleniumInductively coupled mass spectrometryICP-MSKidney functionBlood pressureestimated glomerular filtration rateCKDblood urea nitrogengestational weekWAZCadmiumUrinary cadmiumChildren
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Authors
Helena Skröder, Sophie Hawkesworth, Maria Kippler, Shams El Arifeen, Yukiko Wagatsuma, Sophie E. Moore, Marie Vahter,